Hours of work: 28 hours per week (for an initial 3-year contract).
Chelmsford Cathedral are seeking a dedicated and experienced Cathedral Safeguarding Officer (CSO) to lead our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all. This is a pivotal role within our community, ensuring that safeguarding remains at the very heart of the Cathedral’s life and mission.
As the CSO, you will be the strategic and operational lead for safeguarding. You will work closely with the Dean, Chapter, and the Diocesan Safeguarding Team to implement robust policies, manage casework, and foster a culture of vigilance and care.You will be responsible for ensuring that the Cathedral meets all statutory safeguarding obligations and complies fully with the Church of England’s safeguarding policies, diocesan frameworks, and relevant legislation.
The Cathedral Safeguarding Officer has operational authority within the Cathedral (subject to agreement with the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer with respect to responding to concerns and allegations against Church officers) for the following responsibilities, arranged according to the Church of England’s Safeguarding Standards.
Knowledge/Experience
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
* Case worker lead responsibility in cases involving the protection and safeguarding of children and/or adults.
* Broader leadership and management responsibility and/or influence regarding the development of good safeguarding practice and healthy safeguarding cultures
* Up-to-date knowledge of research and evidence-based practice models relevant to safeguarding.
* Experience of working with victims, survivors and perpetrators of abuse.
* Working with statutory and non-statutory organisations in managing safeguarding allegations and assessing risk.
* Some knowledge of Church life and the culture and structure of the Church of England as an organisation.
About Chelmsford Cathedral
Chelmsford Cathedral, the Cathedral for the Diocese of Chelmsford, stands at the very centre of the county of Essex. As well as serving the whole of that richly diverse county, it also serves East London.
A parish church Cathedral (it acquired Cathedral status in 1914), the building is 15th Century; but its interior, vividly and creatively reordered in the later twentieth century, glows with an evocative clarity of rare colour and warmth. It has been described as a “jewel box of contemporary art” - from the haunting and sombre external sculpture of St Peter by Thomas Huxley Jones to the green and gold of Mark Cazalet’s Tree of Life mural; from the bright ordered geometry of Beryl Dean’s patchwork at the East end of the Chancel to the stark glass etching of St Cedd in the chapel dedicated to him in the north-west corner.
At the heart of both city and county, the Cathedral is a hub for a rich variety of community activity. It’s a space for refreshment, respite and prayer for hundreds of people every day passing through its grounds.
For more information along with the Job pack and application form please visit - www.chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/vacancies
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